Sec. 102. Statement of United States policy
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It is the policy of the United States to— take immediate actions to stop the illegal global trade in wildlife and wildlife products and associated transnational organized crime; provide technical and other forms of assistance to countries of concern to help them halt the poaching of elephants, rhinoceroses, and other imperiled species and end the illegal trade in wildlife and their parts, including by providing training and assistance in— wildlife protection and management of wildlife populations; anti-poaching and protected area management; local engagement of security forces in anti-poaching responsibilities where appropriate; wildlife crime investigative techniques, including forensic tools; transparency and corruption issues; management and tracking of confiscated wildlife contraband; demand reduction strategies; and bilateral and multilateral cooperation agreements; employ all appropriate assets and resources of the United States Government in a coordinated manner to curtail poaching and disrupt and dismantle illegal wildlife trade networks and the financing of those networks in a manner appropriate for each country of concern; implement the National Strategy and Implementation Plan to further combat wildlife crimes in a holistic manner and guide and aid in the response of the United States Government to ensure progress in the fight against wildlife crime; and to recognize the ties of wildlife trafficking to broader forms of transitional organized criminal activities, including trafficking, and where applicable, to focus on those crimes in a coordinated, cross-cutting manner.